Comments on: REPORT CARD: Patriots Make a Statement in Week 1 Against the Bengalshttp://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/2010/09/14/report-card-patriots-make-a-statement-in-week-1/
Covering the New England PatriotsSun, 02 Aug 2015 11:57:00 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3By: Derek Havenshttp://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/2010/09/14/report-card-patriots-make-a-statement-in-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-58
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:26:44 +0000http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/?p=75#comment-58The one thing I will say about Goskowski is that he is known league wide from his pinpoint accuracy, not for his leg. He missed two FGs and while one of them he should have nailed, the other was a 57 yarder. If he had made that, I would have been stunned and too my surprise he had the distance but it simply pulled right.
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Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:04:29 +0000http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/?p=75#comment-54I would give the passing game an (A). Brady is unstoppable and he was toying with the Bengals. I would give the running game a B. The running game was decent if not spectacular. I would give the secondary a B. This young secondary, if not experienced, is fun to watch and it is going to be a pleasure to watch them mature. I give the run defense an A. The Bengals became very predictable when the Patriots front seven stopped their running. I would give the special teams an A without Goskowski but a B+ with Goskowski for obvious reasons.

There is no way all facets of the team got an A. In regards to Steve Grogan’s grade, he can give them anything he wants; he’s earned that right.

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Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:49:48 +0000http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/?p=75#comment-53Am absolutely thrilled we won, although here in India we dont get to see the games I am liking what I hear around the web that we played well. Here’s the kicker though: Have we stopped to think that Bengals just weren’t coached well or just didnt execute very well on their coaching.. different from teams we will face over the season- teams like the Steelers, heck even the Jets!

Also Carson Palmer is known to not have learned much about coverages & adjustments that defenses make (easy to confuse i think is the term used).. so lets celebrate the win but be cautious in doling out A grades.. the real test will come against Ravens, Steelers, Titans, Packers, Texans, Colts and other well coached teams who are not going to be sloppy and will execute their game plan and would have studied a ton of tape..

A win a win I understand and will take the 1-0 over the other option any day but I am concerned about Sunday!

Go Pats! (Miss NYC bars – i loved to go their and jump around as PATS put a beating on teams esp Giants n Jets!)

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Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:06:17 +0000http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/?p=75#comment-47Also, for those of you who did not see, Grogan gave the defense a grade of A-… Steve is never wrong.
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Wed, 15 Sep 2010 01:52:04 +0000http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/?p=75#comment-46Hey Keith,

I did think about knocking down the grade to a B. But, the defense more than exceeded their expectations against a Bengals offense that could have exposed them. Also, they did score a touchdown which raises the grade mightily. Not to mention, the defense held Cedric Benson to 0 rushing yards in the first half. Even though they did allow the Bengals to take advantage of garbage time minutes and score (which by the way I would have liked the play calling on the sidelines to keep the pressure on the Bengals instead of playing prevent D) they closed out the game. So maybe, the grade should be an A- or a B+ but, no matter what you think about what I wrote in the blog, how would you not be impressed with what you saw on Sunday? After all, many thought the Patriots had the potential to be embarrassed by the Bengals offense.

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Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:19:42 +0000http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/?p=75#comment-43Hi,
Have to be a little more objective and give the defense a B. Touchdown to OchoCinco, plus too many 3rd and long conversions and no other sacks even when we knew Palmer had to pass, knock it down to B.
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Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:23:56 +0000http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/?p=75#comment-42Hello Mr. Rose,

I did not mean to act like a “school teacher” as you put it, however; The overall performance of the team was an A, was it not? I mean list a point in the game when they played below an A level? The only point I can look to is perhaps the garbage time minutes the Pats defense let up and the Bengals made small run in the third quarter. Never the less, are you not surprised by the complete team performance? The offense many people (including myself) thought they would be great. The defense and special teams showed up BIG and that definitely was a surprise compared to last season.

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Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:29:51 +0000http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/?p=75#comment-41I could not disagree more with Tom and not agree more with Derek. This was a straight A performance. When you have a 31-3 lead 15 seconds into the third quarter, that is as good as it gets. We knew what we have in the offense, but the defense that looked faster and not green and immature was a great surprise. Although, with the coach we have, we probably should not have been so surprised.
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Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:35:02 +0000http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/derek/?p=75#comment-40What the heck kind of report card is that. You remind me of a teacher I once had who was retiring at the end of the year. She gave everyone A’s because what the heck___she was on the way out the door anyways.
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